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from each other, in which are fastened
strong, short chains of about fifteen
centimetres in length, each of them
having q little hook attached to them.
The chains Zig. 2 are arranged so that
the middle chain works in an opposite
direction to the other two. The hand
labor is very simple, one man alone be-
ing needed, but it is preferable to have
two, thus obtaining a greater and more
equal pressure.
The man fastens the middle hook A) in
one of the links of the lower beam chain,
and ditto the hook (C) in link of the
upper beam chain Zig. B. left, and the
hook B) can then be put about ten cent?
metres higher than the hook (C) in an
other link of the chain; the position of the
lever is now as represented in Fig. Is,
right. Then tie lever is now raised, up.
ward, to even ten ccntimetres more; the
man then fastens the hook (C) higher up,
and continues this till the lever can 10
longer be worked Finally he fastens the
lower beam chain hook on the upper
beam chain. If, as I have described, there
is only one man, this occasions an unequal
sinking of the stack; thus the men work
at different ends on the same beam, each
having, of course, lever, and keeping
the pressure equal.
At first one must press the stack every
day, so as to keep up with its gradual
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Agricultural Experiment Stations


In Commissioner Coleman's report for
1886 occurs the following concerning insti-
tntions for experimental work in agricult-
ure: Agricultural experiment stations in
this country have been established in
nine states, in the following order: Con-
necticut and North Carolina in 1871; New
Jersey, 1880; New York, Ohio and Massa-
cl,usetts. 1892; Wisconsin and Alabama
1888, and Maine in 1885. These arc all
distinctly independent institutions. with
their own organizations, and supported
by state appropriations or special tax;
some, however, are located at state agri-
cultural colleges and ollicercd hy the col
lcsc professors. These stations differ
greatly in their organization, facilities and
work. Some are required to control tie
business in commercial fertilizers in their
resnective states, while others do nothing
of this kind. In New Jersey and North
Carolina $4,000 or more arc expended
yearly, mainly in laboratory work and the
publication of results, although land is
somewhat used in New Jersey. In Ala-
bana and Wisconsin large arcas of land
are uscd-100 acres or more; in Ohio, 20
acres. and in New York about 12J acres.
In several other states there are pro-
visions made for systematic experiment
work at the agricultural colleges and state
by appropriations from college
funds and the assignment Of professors to
this duty. In some cases the results are
becoming very valuable-at least, locally
while in others the efforts are feeble anl
rncert3lin ~ y
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HOW BANANAS ARE RiPEkED.

Received Whom Hard and Green.Kcpt
Carefully Until Ready for Sale.
Banana bakeries are played out here" said
fruit dealer of Fulton market, when shown
description of banana bakery in Michigan.
"They were abandoned by New Workers
twenty or twenty-five years ago. The Michi.
ganders are behind the age. RipcninG
bananas by artificial heat did well enough be.
fore better appliances were found out. We
have to import the bananas green, or they
would all be rotten before they reached here.
Dry heat, such as would be produced in an
oven, rots the stalk which supplies the fruit
with life while ripening. There is heat
enough in the banana itself to cause it to
ripcn.
"Put lot of green bananas in barrel and
close it up tight; then start the barrel on a
voyage to this port from any Of the banana
growing countries, and when tho barrel is
opened here the fruit will be found all burned
up Bananas ripened in an oven must be sold
and eaten at once or they will soon rot and
become total loss. The process now adopted
in this city is to hang the bananas within on
air-tight closet or room with tight windows
Not breath Of air is allowed to get at them
while ripening. The natural heat of the
plant will, as soon as the door is tightly
closed, raise the temperature inside as high as
S. degrees, no matter what it may be outside.
With this temperature tho fruit will ripon In
four days and be ready for sale.
zone of the large importers Of this city
uses his cellar for ripening his bananas. The
punches are hung from the ceiling, and after
the cellar is closed the air inside becomes so
oppressive during tho process Of ripening,
from the heat thrown out by the fruit, that a
man coming from the outer dir would be
scarcely able to breathe therein. When the
place can be kept air-tight there is no occasion
for the artificial heat spoken of in the de.
scription of the Michigan banana baking
oven. The banana Is fruit that has to be
carefully hendled; for although hard while
green, 1t soon gets soft and rots after the
ripening process has set in. No one cares to
eat banana that has become too ripe, for the
fruit is black and is not pleasant looking II
presents shiny appearance, while the prop
erly ripened banana is white and firm, al
though soft."-New York Mail and Express
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Irfigating Canals.

A great obstacle in many sections of our
country TO successful cultivation is the i'll
sufficient rainfall. 10 remove this obstacle
it is only necessary that system of irri-
CATION be adopted. TO irrigate success.
fully is required a large amount of tech
nical knowledge and skill and the cNpen-
diture of much labor and money. lrriga-
tion belongs, In fact, to progressive agri'
culture, and pays best when applied ia
valuable land by intelligent mcn Under
such circumstances it pays for itself many
times over by rendering large tracts Of
land otherwise valueless highly productive.
In proof of this assertion are many
successful efforts with irrigation in olu
own country. A notable instance at hand
is the state of Colorado, with its 500 miles
Of first class irrigating canals, $500 miles
of secondary canals and 10000 miles Of
smaller bitches, which have cost in tho
aggregate about S11, ,000, 900, and will irr-
gate 1900, 600 acres. The largest canal is
taken from the Rio del Norte. 1t is nine-
ty-eight feet wide at the top and sixty-tive
feet OH the bottom, with q carrying ca
pacity of 2070O0,00 cubic feet per diem
The main line is fifty miles long, and it is
designed to irrigate 200, 900 acres. 1t was
constructed in four months by 5000 men
and 1,200 teams. -..
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THE Martins Mill will be thoroughly re-
paired and in good condition this week, or
, early next week.
MR.. ROBERT MABRY who has been to
Edgefield on two weeks visit returned yes
terday evening.
Mr. s. A. MCISTosH, Of RnrbeauX had
thousand ripe WatermelOnS In MS patcn one
day last week.
Mr. JAMES BIGBY and Mr.. Charles Bigby
PISSED through town yesterday on their way
TO Honea Path.
THE court expense book was taken from the
County Commissioners office, by mistake II
is supposed.
pected in Abbcvillc next week on procession
al business
Mr. FLAvIUS HoLCOMB came to town yes
tcrday evening, TO see his sister, Mrs. james
Taggart.
Miss JULIA ZEIGLER and Miss Jennie
Zeigler are going TO WILLIAMSON Institute to-
morrow.
lting her aunt, Miss Ellen Parker. of Abbc-
vile.
you want to buy the best combination
pencil and eraser, go to Messrs. r. NJ. Haddon
& Co.
Mr.. JOHN BoozER, formerly Of Green.
wood, died last week in Southwestern Geor-
gia.
BowerSVille, Georgia, for several days.
Mr.. JOHN II. HoLCoMBE had the misfortune
to lose another mule last Sunday.
WE are informed that there are now nine
respectable Ooarders at the Jail.
MAI. ERNEST GARY will he among the dig
nitaries at the Greenwood ball.
Miss MAY BARNwELL is in the country
visiting her grandparents.
JUDGE MCGOWAN goes to White Sulphur
Spring to-day.
MISS MAMIE LEE is in the mountains with
Mrs. Cover.
THE teachers institute is in session Mt Will
lamSton.
THE infant child Of Mrs. Adger Calhoun Is
quite i'll.
Mr.. PETER MCKELLER, of Greenwood. is
dead.
Mrs. LEE and family are at Bordeaux.
LESS sickness now than heretofore.
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The Newspaper Man Ahead.

Recently in box at Drury Lane wers
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria with hi!
brother, Henry, the proud and happy father
and Gen. Duplat, the queens chief aid-de
camp In connection with the arrival of the
princes there was an incideut calculated to fire
with pride the heart Of English newspaper
men. The princes arrived almost at the same
instant with Blowitz, tho Paris correspondent
of The Times. The question was, whom the
management should most delight to honor.
1t took Manager Augustus Harris only a
second to decide that his bread was buttered
on the newspaper side. So, when the princes
demanded the royal box as their right it was
sorrowrully announced that the box was en-
gagged. So newspaper man sat in the royal
box directly above the heads of the princes,
who were obliged to content themselves with
little box on level with the stage. But
the princes had their hour of triumph, too,
for the box into which they were shown had
been bought and paid for by Banker Roths-
child. Mr. Rothschild, who failed to recog-
nize the dignitaries, wanted to turn them out
when he arrived, but he was squelched in
spite of his millions, and later he suppcd hap
PLY with Blowitz and Prince Ibrahim Of
Egypt in Harris snug office.-The Argon.
art
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BRlLLIANTS.
Carth,s crammed with heaven,

Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God
Mrs. Browning.
Each hour has its appointed sound;
All life is set with rhythmic times;
The notes escape earth's narrow bound,
But God is ringing out the chimes.
Helen Hunt Jackson.
Binuous southwark and sinuous northward
the shimmering band
OF the sand beach fastens the fringe Of the
marsh to the folds of the land.
Inward and outward to northward and south
ward the beach lines linger and curl
AS q silvcr-wroHght garment that clings to
and follows the firm, sweet limbs Of q
girl
Vanishing, swerving, evermore curving again
into sight,
Softly the sand beach wavers away to dim,
gray looping Of light.
Sidney Lanier.
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The Press and Banner
Wednesday. July 20, 1887.
Extremely Hot Weather.

The weather for the last few days has been
hotter than for several years. Through the
kindncS> "f Mr.. kiugh we are able to nuke
the following notes of the temperature:
LuIy ~, highest, 81; lowest, I212 degrees.
July IL. highest, -; lowest a degrees.
July Ii, highest, ggIa; lowest. 76 degrees.
July II, highest, 1Ol; lowest, "a degrees.
July IS. highest. lD2; lowest, 79l3 degrees.
July 49, highest, 1929; lowest, 79l2 degree.
In our Office, the highest temperature was
1887 degrees.
Yesterday morning the rain flag, and the
tlag indicating cool weather, were run up and
floaied from the flag pole. People ON the
square g;lzcd on them with a degree OF salts
faction ami relief After noon, the clouds be-
gan To app1arand abnut six o'clock, it seemed
rs if we would have q storm. The wind
blew. ana the sharp flashes OF lightning and
loud pcaS Of thunder frightened the more
limiI. II seemed several times as If the
lightning had struck something near the
square. y good rain fell, and the temperature
OF the atmosphere WAS very much reduced
thus fulfilling the predictions Of the weather
bureau.
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The Guide Of Gettysburg Battlefield.

The battlefield is instructive and the tales
heard there are the fragments Of history
that it will take a generation yet to write.
Perhaps the most remarkable man in the
town is Maj. w. D Holtzworth, the guide
and hackman. Twice day in fair weather
does he tell the story of the three days fight.
1t makes no difference to him whether his lis
teners number ten or 500. He knows his les
son we'll, and, while he was in Libby prison
during the Gettysburg fight, he has made the
battle his life study. Daily he tells men who
wero there much that they never knew, and,
while frequently taken to task by some
"smart Aleck," he always comes out on top
His narrative is clear, concise, marvellous. In
two hours he tells what men have been trying
to discover for q score of years. He shows
where every struggle took place, where every
corps, brigade, division or regiment on either
side was stationed; he tells who commanded
the various bodies Of troops and what officers
were killed and wounded; tho past and pres.
ent condition of the field he knows by heart,
and his listeners never fail to appreciate and
marvel at the mans vast fund from which
he draws. There is but ono Holtzworth and
one Gettysburg. Without the former the
latter would be nothing, so far as the battle
field is concerned. Wilmington News.
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of about ten ccnt!metres thick at the sides
gives all excellent quality of ensilagc.
The sheep and cows ate it greedily, For
use, one takes up one or two Of the Sleep
crs, and with sharp hay knife cuts
enough long, vertical strips as wanted;
then hook on the chains as before. The
temperature of the inside of the stack is
about 10 dcgs. c., and remains as high
till the fermentation bcgius, then it sinks
to about 80 or 40 degs., at which point
il keeps the same for a long time. This
high temperature destroys the fermenta-
tion powers, and hay so preserved is one
of the sweetest cns;lages known.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW EXPERT FILTERS IMPROVE
HORSES TAILS.

Agricultural Experiment Stations in the
United States-An Open Air Silo Which
is Simple, Cheap, Practical and of Easy
Transport.
Our farmers are generally well posted
in regard to preserving fodder in under
ground silcs. TIE open air silo, however,
is novel affair. Mr.. n. Cochart, presi-
dent of an agricultural association in Ger
many, is the inventor of the open air silo
here represented.
The Country Gentleman describes this
silo, which is simple, cheap, practical and
also has the advantage of easy transport,
as follows:
One puts OIL the desired site two beams
of about metres in length, SO, as to lie
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Is made by placing old railway Sleep
ers Gf obtainable crosswise on them,
and Oh the flooring the fodder is
placed, which in Fig. l represents four
cornered stack, containing about 45 cubic
metres Then on the top of the stack is
placed roof of old slecpcrs similar to the
flooring; on this roofing arc placed a
couple of beams. These latter have ut
each end chains about 3 metres long,
without any hooks.
To obtain the required pressure, which
is unavoidably necessary to preserve
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Deaths.

Mr.. Henry Dickman, Columbia, died
from sunstroke, July 1S. ,a
Mr.. G. H. Mcdaniel, a freight conduc-
tor on the South Carolina Division of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, died
at his home in Columbia, July II.
Mrs. Nancy Widow Packenham, Co.
lumbia, died July IS.
aunt Dinah Collins, stewardess at
the Union depot in this city died July II.
Mr.: Henry w. Ravenel. Aiken, 8. c.,
Mr.: II. n. Emlyn, proprietor and edi-
tor OF the Columbia Duly Record, died
at his home in this city, July ls.
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Fine Melons.

Mr. T, l.. Haddon brought to town last
week a wagon load of the largest water mel
onS ever seen on our streets. The load aver
week he brought another load Of superb mel
ons Of the same kind. Our people i'm each IN
stance bought them readily at one cent Il
pound. Mr.. Haddon is one OF the most sue
cessful farmers il this county, and never fails
to make money.
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The Colt Show.

The annual colt show in Abbcville will take
place this year on Saleday In September, and
il Is hoped that many ANIMALS will be eXhib
itcd on that day. The prosperity and welfare
OF this country depends upon the raising OF
our own animals. We have good pasture
lands, and VIC are very much to blame If we
do not utilize them.
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The news of the death of Mrs. T.. c. Simkins
was received here last week. Death ut ali
times is sad. especially so when IL attacks the
young mother with so many claims upon her
and robS the family circle of the one most
needed To moud the character, and guide the
Footsteps of her children. She leaves three
children and diSconS0late husband. To
him many friends in Abhevile offer their sin.
c"reSt sympathy in this his hour Of sorrow
the saddeSt OF his life.
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Turtle Henry.

This Is the cntitlc by which black man In
this county is known. lie is perhaps the
most Successful turtle hunter in all this sec
tion of country. He goes on the streams and
by some unk nown method TO us, and which
he refuses to communicate, is enabled to catch
unusual numbers of the hardshells. He was
in town last saturday with basket full of
"SnapperS TO sell. lie says he has caught
l,123 OF them. He lives in Magnolia township.
but hunts turtles on any stream.
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Gypsum rs u Manure.

AS manure gypsum is of limited value.
1t is composed of calcium and sulphuric
acid, and is most suitable for crops such
as clover and tunips. AS superphosphate
always contains much gypsum, special ap-
pGcations of gypsum will be unnecessary
where supcrphosphatc is employed.
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New Sport for Summer.

On Long Cane n number Of young people
met n ncIghbors house by invitation. The
young people amused themselves and enter
tatned their friends by throwing water on
each other At first small quantities were
thrown, then dippers full were dashed on
each other, and finally nothing less than
bucket full counted,
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Overcome by Heat.

Morris Jackson, colored man from the
country. drove pair oxen on the public
square yesterday, when one Of them fell
from exhaustion by tho hot weather Water
from tho we'll was poured on him, and some
of the same kind OF water was given him to
drink. lie slowly recovered from his prostra.
tion, and we presume he is now at home.
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green fodder, one
uses a lever Zig.
3 i. e., a simple
round iron bar,
about three cent?
metres thick and
four metres long.
This bar has three
holes, about ten
centirnetrcS aDart
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about 2 metres
apart, md paral-
lei. Chains of l
metre long are at
tachcd to each end
of these beams,
and having q
hook fastened to
their last links.
On these two
beams q floor
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Strawberries,

The Misses Cater and Mrs. Lawson had de.
licious Strawberries in their gardens last
week.
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Sikh II g; 4 1 I e 7
about ten days
the pressing is
over. Fodder pre-
served in this
manner will keep
for years, and
eNccpting q layer
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NEARLY everybody in Abbeville Is going to
Greenwood to-day aud many OF the young
people will remain for the dance at bursts
HALL or for the lawn party at Dr. Calhnun's
Among those who will probably remain over
alc:
Miss Mamie lawson,
Miss Fannie Lawson,
Miss JOde Russell.
Miss Netlie Russell,
Miss Addie Russell,
Miss Edna TuSten,
Miss Emma Tusten,
Miss Lizzie Marshall,
Miss Kate Marshall,
Miss Lucia MCGOWAN,
Miss Sallie Calhoun,
Miss Marie Calhoun,
Miss Fannie Martin.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-24

THE water-works question is yet
just where it was year ago, when
the HERALD favorod the Trir 'ty as a
last resort for a good and sufficient
water supply. Engineer Cook says
now what we said then, that other
cities used water from other rivers,
and that no doubt system of reser-
voirs and filtration, or other means OF
publication, would make the Trinity
water good enough. The present
generation is entitled to the best
water obtainable, leaving it to future
administrations to improve ana per-
feet the system Something should
be done at on to meet the meet jsitles
of the present
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Latest News.

Ex-Minister Elihu Benjamin Wash
burne died at Chicago Saturday, aged
~ years.
A negro named Henry shot and
killed another negro named March
banks over game of craps" in
Navarro county, Saturday night.
Up to Saturday there had been $50
cases and rs deaths from yellow fever
at Tampa, Fls This ratio of fatality
would indicate mild type of the dis
ease.
Lou May, charged with the murder
of Clarence Phillips at Fourth Of
July dance in Montgomery county,
was convicted of murder in the fills
degree and the death penalty affixed.
in the criminal court at Houston, Sat-
uTday.
The Cherokee council meets Oct.
81. An exciting contest is threatened
over the chiefship. The defeated can
didate, Bunch, backed by the stock
men, will make a contest against
Mayes, who was elected by a small
majority.
A dispatch from Rio Grande City
says Mexican bandits ride in gangs in
Starr county at night and the officers
fear to go out. They have notified
two citizens through the mails that
unless they raise $4,000 and $4,000 r.
spectively for the bandits, their stores
will be blown to atoms with dyna-
mite. The county is in state of ter
ior.
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,cluded in the above is the value
of whisky, beer and billiard tables.
Bexar county leads, with value of
$SO,36O; Dallas is next, $2S,2CJ; Gal
weston next, $22,25O; Travis next,
$4,000 The most remarkable in
crease in property values in thii1
years assessments was in Dallas coun-
ty, 81, O23,O00, raising that county from
fourth place lsstFear to first in this
years list.
The annual report of the Gulf, COL
orado & Santa Fe Railway Company,
received ,-day by the stat, comp
troller, shows the actual amouut of
capital stock paid in, $4,97l 1886 |:
total indebtedness, $ls,5O9,t 10; re
ceipts during the year, $3.50 '0l2 05 (;
expenses, 81, 256, 75463; tons OF freight
hauled, 479,SS6; miles rrn, S0,3S5,O6 I;
men employed, S,sOS; persons killed,
20; persons injured IS.
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Two distinguished gentlemen hav-
ing dropped der | in Memphis after
making a speech, the Fort Woi Cd
Gazette intimates that Memphis
should import some of our Texas
orators. Speaking of this strange
fatality, it says:
1t may be here observ that we
have some men in Texas who re fond
of opeaking. The grave would re.
quire a double.geared victory and
death the sting of yel'ow-jacket to
keep some of them silent, if perchance
they caught the eye of "Mr. Cnairms )